The Purpose Of Rhetoric In Late Antiquity: From Performance To Exegesis (studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum / Studies And Te)

Rhetoric has commonly been used as an umbrella term. A quick glance at any bibliographical catalogue in the field of Humanities will suffice to note that ‘rhetoricʼ is a mercurial term that can be applied to issues relating to subjects as varied as philosophy, literature, architecture, theology, gender studies, poetics, and cinematography, to name but a few. Rhetoric has overcome all kinds of prejudices that have portrayed it as the quintessence of garrulousness and futility. In this context, the purpose of this volume is to claim the indisputable centrality of rhetoric in the religious and cultural milieu of Late Antiquity. The twelve papers of the present work deal with the role and impact of rhetoric in the fields of Theology, Literature and Politics in Late Antiquity (more specifically, in the fourth century AD). In recent decades, Late Antiquity has been approached from many perspectives, and it has been agreed that the impact of rhetoric on its cultural development was crucial. Thus, the working assumption of this volume is that rhetoric was a key element behind every single aspect of importance in this transcendental period: rhetoric was the bedrock upon which the composition of orations, speeches and sermons was built at a time when opportunities for public speaking were numerous in the religious and political arenas; rhetoric was also at the heart of Christian theology, as it provided it with a logical means of interpreting the Scriptures and with literary forms to divulge; rhetoric was, of course, at the inception of many literary works that had an extraordinary impact on the culture of Late Antiquity. Foreword (Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas) ......................................................... VII Prologue (Robert J. Penella) .............................................................................. 1 I. Words and the Word: Rhetorical Strategies and Theology Philip Rousseau Homily and Exegesis in the Patristic age: comparisons of Purpose and Effect .......................................................... 11 Nicholas Baker-Brian Between Testimony and Rumour: Strategies of Invective in Augustine’s De moribus manichaeorum ............................................... 31 Ilaria L.E. Ramelli A Rhetorical Device in Evagrius: Allegory, the Bible, and Apokatastasis ..................................................................................... 55 Josef Lössl Profaning and Proscribing. Escalating Rhetorical Violence in Fourth Century Christian Apologetic .. 71 II. Sacred and Profane in Late Antique Literature Laura Miguélez-Cavero Rhetoric for a Christian Community: the Poems of the Codex Visionum ............................................................ 91 Manfred Kraus Rhetoric or Law? The Role of Law in Late Ancient Greek Rhetorical Exercises ............... 123 Aglae Pizzone When Calasiris got Pregnant: Rhetoric and Storytelling in Heliodorus’ Aethiopica ............................. 139 John W. Watt Themistius and Julian: their Association in Syriac and Arabic Tradition ................................... 161 III. Rhetoric and Political Speeches David Konstan Themistius’ on Royal Beauty ................................................................. 179 Guadalupe Lopetegui The Panegyrici Latini: Rhetoric in the Service of Imperial Ideology ....... 189 Lieve Van Hoof and Peter Van Nuffelen ‘No stories for old Men’: Damophilus of Bithynia and Plutarch in Julian’s Misopogon . ............... 209 Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas Libanius’ Horror Silentii ........................................................................ 223 List of Authors ........................................................................................ 245 Index of Sources ..................................................................................... 247 Index of Authors ..................................................................................... 262 Index of Subjects ................................................................................... 264 In This Volume Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas Brings Together Twelve Essays That Deal With The Role And Importance Of Rhetoric In Theology, Literature And Politics In Late Antiquity, More Specifically In The Fourth Century Ce. The Point Of Departure Of This Book Is The Assumption That Religious, Cultural And Political Issues Of That Period Were Fought In The Rhetorical Arena. Thus Aspects Related To Religious Orthodoxy And The Condemnation Of Heresies, To Spiritual Advancement, To The Composition Of A Literary Work, Or To The Ideological Objectives Of The Rhetorical Education In Late Antiquity Are Discussed In This Volume. Authors Such As Themistius, Libanius, Augustine, Evagrius, Firmicus, Or The Emperor Julian Deployed In Their Works Rhetorical Devices And Strategies In Order To Strengthen Their Arguments. The Protean Nature Of Rhetoric Facilitated Its Use As A Hermeneutical, Persuasive And Exegetical Tool. --from Publisher's Description Foreword / Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas -- Prologue / Robert J. Penella -- Words And The Word : Rhetorical Strategies And Theology -- Homily And Exegesis In The Patristic Age : Comparisons Of Purpose And Effect / Philip Rousseau -- Between Testimony And Rumour : Strategies Of Invective In Augustine's De Moribus Manichaeorum / Nicholas Baker-brian -- A Rhetorical Device In Evagrius : Allegory, The Bible, And Apokatastasis / Ilaria L.e. Ramelli -- Profaning And Proscribing : Escalating Rhetorical Violence In The Fourth Century : Christian Apologetic / Josef Lössi -- Sacred And Profane In Late Antique Literature -- Rhetoric For A Christian Community : The Poems Of The Codex Visionum / Laura Miguéles-cavero -- Rhetoric Of Law? The Role Of Law In Late Ancient Greek Rhetorical Exercises / Manfred Kraus -- When Calasiris Got Pregnant : Rhetoric And Storytelling In Heliodorus' Aethiopica / Aglae Pizzone -- Themistius And Julian : Their Association In Syria And Arabic Tradition / John W. Watt -- Rhetoric And Political Speeches -- Themistius' On Royal Beauty / David Konstan -- The Panegyrici Latini : Rhetoric In The Service Of Imperial Ideology / Guadalupe Lopetegui -- 'no Stories For Old Men' : Damophilus Of Bithnyia And Plutarch In Julian's Misopogon / Lieve Van Hoof And Peter Van Nuffelen -- Libanius' Horror Silentii / Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas. Edited By Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. In diesem Band versammelt Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas zwölf Aufsätze, die sich mit der Rolle und der Bedeutung der Rhetorik in Theologie, Literatur und Politik in der Spätantike, genauer im 4. Jahrhundert n. Chr., befassen. Ausgangspunkt der Untersuchungen ist die Annahme, dass religiöse, kulturelle und politische Diskussionen zu dieser Zeit auf dem Schauplatz der Rhetorik ausgefochten wurden. Demzufolge werden in diesem Band Aspekte diskutiert, die in Beziehung zur religiösen Orthodoxie und der Verurteilung der Ketzerei, zur spirituellen Weiterentwicklung, zur Gestaltung eines literarischen Werks oder zu den ideologischen Grundsätzen der rhetorischen Bildung in der Spätantike stehen. Autoren wie Themistios, Libanios, Augustinus, Evagrius, Firmicus oder Kaiser Julian nutzten in ihren Werken rhetorische Hilfsmittel und Strategien, um ihre Argumente zu bekräftigen. Das leicht veränderliche Wesen der Rhetorik förderte ihre Verwendung mit variablem Zweck: Sie konnte sowohl der Hermeneutik als auch der Überzeugungskunst oder der Exegese dienen.InhaltsübersichtAlberto J. Quiroga Puertas: Foreword 1. Words and the Word: Rhetorical Strategies and Theology Philip Rousseau: Homily and Exegesis in the Patristic Age: Comparisons of Purpose and Effect - Nicholas Baker-Brian: Between Testimony and Rumour: Strategies of Invective in Augustine's De moribus manichaeorum - Ilaria Ramelli: A Rhetorical Device in Evagrius: Allegory, the Bible, and Apokatastasis - Josef Lössl: Profaning and Proscribing. Escalating Rhetorical Violence in Fourth Century Christian Apologetic 2. Sacred and Profane in Late Antique Literature Laura Miguélez: Rhetoric for a Christian Community: The Poems of the Codex Visionum - Manfred Kraus: Rhetoric or Law? The Role of Law in Late Ancient Greek Rhetorical Exercises - Aglae Pizzone: When Calasiris Got Pregnant: Shifting Perspectives on Story-Telling in Heliodorus' Aethiopica - John Watt: Themistius and Julian: their Association in Syriac and Arabic Tradition 3. Rhetoric and Political Speeches David Konstan: Themistius on Royal Beauty - Guadalupe Lopetegui: The Panegyrici Latini: Rhetoric in the Service of Imperial Ideology - Peter Van Nuffelen/Lieve Van Hoof: No Stories for Old Men. Damophilus of Bithynia and Plutarch in Julian's Misopogon - Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas: Libanius' Horror Silentii Robert Penella: Prologue Words and the word : Rhetorical Strategies and Theology. Homily and Exegesis in the Patristic age : comparisons of purpose and effect -- Philip Rousseau ; Between Testimony and Rumour : Strategies of Invective in Augustine's De moribus manichaeorum -- Nicholas Baker-Brian ; A Rhetorical Device in Evagrius : Allegory, the Bible, and Apokatastasis -- Ilaria L.E. Ramelli ; Profaning and Proscribing : Escalating Rhetorical Violence in Fourth Century Christian Apologetic -- Josef Lössl Sacred and Profane in Late Antique Literature. Rhetoric for a Christian Community : the poems of the Codex Visionum -- Laura Miguélez-Cavero ; Rhetoric or Law? : The role of law in late Ancient Greek Rhetorical Exercises -- Manfred Kraus ; When Calasiris got pregnant : Rhetoric and Storytelling in Heliodorus' Aethiopica -- Aglae Pizzone ; Themistius and Julian : their Association in Syriac and Arabic Tradition -- John W. Watt Rhetoric and political speeches. Themistius' on royal beauty -- David Konstan ; The Panegyrici Latini : Rhetoric in the service of imperial ideology -- Guadalupe Lopetegui ; 'No stories for old Men' : Damophilus of Bithynia and Plutarch in Julian's Misopogon -- Lieve Van Hoof and Peter Van Nuffelen ; Libanius' Horror Silentii -- Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas-- List of authors-- Index of sources-- Index of authors-- Index of subjects.